{"product_id":"book-of-common-prayer-cummings-oxford-vsi","title":"Book of Common Prayer: A Very Short Introduction (Cummings)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eBrian Cummings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9780198803928\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding: \u003c\/strong\u003epaperback, small format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christianity-Devotionals\/Prayers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBook of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most influential books in history. First published in the reign of Edward VI, in 1549, it was a product of the English Reformation following the break with Rome. For nearly five centuries, it has formed the order of worship for established Christianity in England. More listeners have heard these prayers, it is said, than the soliloquies of Shakespeare. As British imperial ambitions spread, the \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBook of Common Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e became the primary instrument (at least as much as the King James Bible) of English culture, firstly in Ireland in 1551. When the Puritans fled to America in 1620 it was to escape the discipline imposed by of the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook of Common Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e yet the book came to embody official religion in America before and after Independence, and is still in use. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chr-Devo\/Prayers","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43462447235296,"sku":"Books:9780198803928n","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/products\/VSIprayer.jpg?v=1664408268","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/book-of-common-prayer-cummings-oxford-vsi","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}